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City and County of San Francisco Parts Storekeeper - Fleet Management (1929 PEX) in San Francisco, California
The Office of the City Administrator’s Mission and Vision
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The Fleet Management Department (also known as “Central Shops”) (https://sf.gov/information/fleet-management) provides fleet services to over 70 City departments with a combined municipal fleet of approximately 8,000 units. Central Shops is responsible for asset management, maintenance and repairs, motor pools, fueling services, vehicle acquisitions and disposals, equipment specification writing, fueling, and more. Central Shops operates six maintenance and repair facilities across the City and maintains and repairs various types of vehicles and fleet equipment, ranging from passenger vehicles to highly specialized equipment like fire engines and street sweepers. In addition to these fleet management functions, the Department also manages the administrative functions, including procurement, finance, performance reporting, department service level agreements, vehicle leasing and pool programs, legislative mandates, strategies for building a zero emissions fleet, and more.
Job Type: This is a Permanent Exempt (PEX), full-time position expected to last up to 36 months. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, is considered "at will" and shall serve at the discretion of the Department Head.
Application Deadline – Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as this job announcement will close at any time, but not earlier than Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 11:59 PM.
Under general supervision, the Parts Storekeeper performs responsible work involving the receipt, inspection, rotation, storage, inventory, ordering, and issuing of a wide variety of automotive, heavy equipment, small machinery, off highway equipment, and/or transit vehicle parts.
Essential functions of the classification include:
Issuing automotive or transit parts and related materials; assisting in identifying needed items through the use of parts catalogs and materials management/computer systems;
Locating and issuing required items;
Reviewing usage and suggesting updates of inventory records;
Receiving, releasing, and storing automotive and/or transit parts and related materials from vendors or other storerooms;
Checking shipment for visible damage and shortages;
Inspecting items received for conformance with ordered specifications;
Completing and forwarding receiving documents, and releasing items to stores;
Operating hand tools and power equipment, such as light vehicles and forklifts, used in receiving, rotating, storing, and issuing parts and related materials;
Maintaining storeroom and storeroom equipment in a clean, safe and orderly condition;
Checking safety equipment, and securing storeroom facilities and inventories;
Accessing electronic security system, if applicable;
Stocking, rotating, and relocating inventories as needed;
Including physically moving inventory to other storage locations and suggesting/arranging for new locations if required;
May utilize computer system to update storage location records;
Performing physical inventories, verifying actual location of inventories against assigned locations, and initiating corrections as required;
Contacting vendors regarding prices, specifications, or delivery, and placing orders, as authorized;
Shipping and receiving warranty claim items, as authorized;
Utilizing computer system, as required, to review parts usage, track/monitor inventory records, vendor compliance, etc.; and,
Driving non-revenue vehicles as authorized, to pick up parts, or for other job-related duties; performing related duties as required.
Nature of Work
May require lifting of heavy equipment, parts, and materials up to sixty pounds. Failure to meet these qualifications may result in termination of employment. May involve possible exposure to hazardous materials such as diesel fumes, cleaning solvents, dust, adhesives, and aerosols. Requires the operation of hand tools and power equipment used in materials handling, such as pallet jacks, crowbars, and forklifts. May be required to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of: parts storeroom methods and procedures commonly used in automotive/transit vehicle parts storerooms, including receipt, storage, identification of automotive/transit parts; safety methods and procedures used to ensure safe practices in the loading, unloading, moving and storage of materials, including hazardous items.
Ability and Skill to: interact effectively and courteously with co-workers, supervisors, other city department personnel, and vendors; count and perform basic job-related arithmetic calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; clearly and effectively exchange information orally with supervisors, other city employees/officers, and vendors; read and understand job-related printed written materials, write clearly and legibly; use computer programs for record keeping, reports, and other activities, where applicable; Ability to lift objects weighing up to sixty (60) pounds.
Nature of work: May require lifting of heavy equipment, parts, and materials up to sixty (60) pounds; may involve possible exposure to hazardous materials such as diesel fumes, cleaning solvents, dust, adhesives, and aerosols; also requires the operation of hand tools and power equipment used in materials handling, such as pallet jacks, crowbars, and forklifts. May be required to work rotating shifts, weekends and holidays.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience:
Two (2) years of experience as an automotive/transit parts storekeeper in a storeroom or warehouse, in which the duties consisted of receipt, inspection, rotation, storage, inventory, ordering, and issuing of large quantities of a wide variety of automotive/transit parts and supplies.
License and Certification:
Possession of a current valid California driver license.
Desired Qualifications:
Three (3) years of experience as an automotive/transit parts storekeeper in a truck or heavy-duty vehicle storeroom or warehouse;
Experience in utilizing internet search engines, reaching out to manufacturers as required, as well as other means to source unique, limited production, or obsolete parts.
Comfortable discussing vehicle parts with specialists and offering up alternative solutions when requested parts are no longer available
Special Requirements: May require lifting of heavy equipment, parts, and materials up to sixty pounds Probationary Period will be used to evaluate this requirement. Failure to meet these qualifications may result in termination of employment.). May involve possible exposure to hazardous materials such as diesel fumes, cleaning solvents, dust, adhesives, and aerosols. Requires the operation of hand tools and power equipment used in materials handling, such as pallet jacks, crowbars, and forklifts. May be required to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.
Verification:
Please make sure it is clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants will be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience during the recruitment and selection process. For information on how to verify experience and/or education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, please visit Verification of Experience and/or Education. (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#verification::text=Verification%20of%20Experience%20and/or%20Education)
Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final application deadline unless otherwise noted. Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
How to Apply:
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.
Select the "Apply Now" button and follow instructions on the screen
Complete the Supplemental Questionnaire (https://forms.office.com/g/Nz0VQWsBwt) by 11:59pm June 13, 2024
YOU MUST SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONAIRE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE RECRUITMENT
NOTE: Make sure your application and any attachments to the application submitted at the time of filing are complete and accurate and include details on all experience, education, training and other information that qualifies you for this recruitment. Failure to submit a complete and accurate application at the time of filing may result in your ineligibility for this recruitment or inability to receive full credit for scoring purposes. Any new information concerning work experience, education, training and other information that is submitted after the filing deadline may not be used for scoring or considered to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.
Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. More information can be found at: https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#verification. Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
You may contact Elbi Magana via email at elbi.magana@sfgov.org with questions regarding this opportunity.
Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Mailed, hand delivered or faxed documents/applications will not be accepted.
Selection Procedures
The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements and assessment of candidates’ job-related knowledge, skills and abilities. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to evaluate candidate qualifications. This typically includes an oral interview and/or a written or performance exercise.
If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the Department needs will be invited to continue in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum requirements are not guaranteed advancement in the selection process.
Terms of Announcement: Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov
Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:
Information About The Hiring Process (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process)
Conviction History
Employee Benefits Overview (https://sfdhr.org/benefits-overview)
Equal Employment Opportunity (https://sfdhr.org/equal-employment-opportunity)
Disaster Service Worker (https://sfdhr.org/disaster-service-workers)
ADA Accommodation
Veterans Preference (http://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#veteranspreference)
Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams [required for Combined, Promotive, Entrance (CPE) Exams only]
Right to Work (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#identification)
Copies of Application Documents
Diversity Statemen (https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#diversitystatement) t
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Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.